Argentina vs Chile: Military personnel, gaps filled

Argentina
72,000 people
in 2022
Chile
69,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
52nd
Chile rank
54th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Argentina
  • Chile
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Chile in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Chile Difference Ahead
1840s 4,500 people 3,000 people 1,500 people Argentina
1850s 5,000 people 3,400 people 1,600 people Argentina
1860s 11,500 people 4,100 people 7,400 people Argentina
1870s 8,900 people 5,100 people 3,800 people Argentina
1880s 9,600 people 10,700 people 1,100 people Chile
1890s 16,200 people 12,500 people 3,700 people Argentina
1900s 22,500 people 18,800 people 3,700 people Argentina
1910s 29,800 people 28,100 people 1,700 people Argentina
1920s 34,600 people 27,700 people 6,900 people Argentina
1930s 47,500 people 22,700 people 24,800 people Argentina
1940s 62,000 people 35,750 people 26,250 people Argentina
1950s 106,100 people 42,900 people 63,200 people Argentina
1960s 149,100 people 65,700 people 83,400 people Argentina
1970s 151,000 people 93,400 people 57,600 people Argentina
1980s 137,500 people 116,600 people 20,900 people Argentina
1990s 69,500 people 96,500 people 27,000 people Chile
2000s 71,800 people 76,800 people 5,000 people Chile
2010s 73,500 people 64,400 people 9,100 people Argentina
2020s 72,667 people 71,667 people 1,000 people Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Argentina or Chile?
Argentina, at 72,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Argentina and Chile?
3,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
169 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Argentina ranks 52nd and Chile ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.